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| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| ISBN 13 | 9781472834447 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472834445 |
| Book Description | The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was the largest and most important military conflict in the history of South America, after the Wars of Independence, and its only true 'continental' war. It involved four countries and lasted for more than five years, during which Paraguay fought alone against a powerful alliance formed by Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. This conflict was remarkable in its huge scale and its terrible cost in lives, with the catastrophic human price paid by Paraguay amounting to more than 3, men, a loss of some 7% of the country's total population. The war was a real revolution for the armies of South America, and the first truly modern conflict of the continent. When the war began in 1864, the armies were small, poorly trained and badly equipped semi professional forces. However, by the time the war ended, most of them had adopted percussion rifles employing the Minie system and new weapons like breech loading rifles and Gatling machine guns were being tested on the continent for the first time. |
| About the Author | Gabriele Esposito is an Italian researcher and a long-time student of military history. His main field of research is the military of 19th-century Latin America, but his interests range from the Ancient world to modern post-colonial conflicts. He has published several works in the UK, including MAA 499 Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1864-7 and MAA 54 Armies of the War of the Pacific 1879-83, and is a regular contributor to many specialized magazines. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Gabriele Esposito |
| Editor | Nikolai Bogdanovic |
| Publication Date | 31-Oct-19 |
| Number of Pages | 96 |
The Paraguayan War 1864-70 paperback english - 31-Oct-19
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